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According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database, the femicie rate for 15-44 year olds in 2010 was 0.65 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population. There were 98 incidents of femicide (15-44 year old victims) and female (15-44 aged) population was reported as 15,110,628 in that year.

According to the World Health Organization, the total number of suicides for women ages 15-54 in 2006 was 1098. Based on population numbers for this age group in this year from the US Census Bureau's International Database, this translates to a suicide rate of 4.94 per 100,000 for women ages 15-54 (TPJ - CODER COMMENT).

According to the World Health Organization, the suicide rate in 2014 for women ages 15-54 in Germany was 5.29 per 100,000. This rate was calculated by adding the total number of suicides for women ages 15-54 and dividing by the total female population for that age group (TPJ - CODER COMMENT).

"The most interesting thing was the public/media attention the new law received – which stimulated awareness and probably also lowered barriers to report an offence" (Para 5). This is in reference to the 2016 change to laws regarding rape and sexual assault (EJ - Coder Comment).

"In 2016, Germany eased the prosecution of rape by changing the definition of rape. Since then, verbal or nonverbal resistance is enough. Before, victims had to proof that they physically resisted (verbally was not enough) or that they were unable to do so (because some gave you drugs for example – being in a state of shock was not enough). In this new law, threatening people to have sex is now also a criminal offense as well as sexual harassment that takes the form of physical contact. Both could not be prosecuted before" (Para 3-4).

"German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who last year opened the door to nearly 1 million mostly Muslim migrants" (para 1). "It also could signal a pragmatic shift to the right for Merkel, who is seeking a fourth term as Germany’s leader" (para 3).

"Her comments also came as German social media buzzed following the arrests of two asylum seekers in five days in connection with three sexual assaults, including the brutal rape and murder of a 19-year old medical student in the picturesque southern city of Freiburg. Right-wing politicians are openly blaming Merkel’s policy for what they decry as a migrant-fueled crime wave" (para 5). "Some are calling for a law making it a regulatory offense for women to cover their faces in courtrooms, administrative buildings and schools, as well as while driving or attending demonstrations. 'The full veil is not appropriate here,' Merkel said. “It should be banned wherever it’s legally possible"...more

"Women in Germany’s Muslim community of 4.7 million who actually wear a full burqa, or a loose veil that covers the entire body, often including mesh over the eyes, are exceedingly rare. Some experts suggest there may be only a few hundred at most" (para 9).

"Her comments also came as German social media buzzed following the arrests of two asylum seekers in five days in connection with three sexual assaults, including the brutal rape and murder of a 19-year old medical student in the picturesque southern city of Freiburg. Right-wing politicians are openly blaming Merkel’s policy for what they decry as a migrant-fueled crime wave" (para 5). "Merkel’s government is under renewed pressure following the arrests by local police in two German states of a 31-year-old Iraqi and a 17-year-old Afghan. The 17-year-old is the prime suspect in the rape and murder of the German medical student. The Iraqi, married with two children, has been...more

"The ruling — which has been described as a 'crash course in Syrian Islamic marriage law' — ignited a firestorm of criticism. Some accused the court in Bamberg of applying Sharia law over German law to legalize a practice that is banned in Germany" (para 9).

"German authorities are debating the contours of a new law that would crack down on child marriages after it emerged that some 1,500 underage brides are now living in the country. The married minors are among the more than one million migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East who entered Germany in 2015" (para 1-2). "Most of the married children are from Syria (664), Afghanistan (157) and Iraq (100). Nearly 80% (1,152) are girls. The true number of child marriages in Germany is believed to be much higher than the official statistics suggest because many are being concealed" (para 4). "The case came about after the couple arrived at...more

"'Religious or cultural justifications obscure the simple fact that older, perverse men are abusing young girls,' said Rainer Wendt, head of the German police union. Monika Michell of Terre des Femmes, a women's rights group that campaigns against child marriage, said: 'A husband cannot be the legal guardian of a child bride because he is involved in a sexual relationship with her — a very obvious conflict of interest.' The Justice Minister of Hesse, Eva Kühne-Hörmann, asked: 'If underage persons — quite rightly — are not allowed to buy a beer, why should the lawmakers allow children to make such profound decisions related to marriage?' Others said the ruling would...more

"German law currently allows minors aged 16 or over to get married if their partner is of legal age and the parents or guardians consent. Germany does not recognize marriages contracted abroad if a partner is under 14, but German family courts have discretion to determine the validity of marriages concluded abroad by minors who are 14 or older" (para 5). "In May, an appeals court in Bamberg recognized the marriage of a 15-year-old Syrian girl to her 21-year-old cousin. The court ruled that the marriage was valid because it was contracted in Syria, where such marriages are allowed according to Islamic Sharia law, which does not set any age...more

According to the WHO violence and homocide statistics, the total femicide rate as of 2015 was 0.7 per 100,000 female population. For ages 15-44, the rate was calculated to be 0.23 per 100,000 female population.